NEW YORK: An Indian citizen, who was the CEO of two information technology companies in the US, has been arrested in connection with a multi-year visa-fraud scheme involving forged and fraudulent documents to get visas such as H1B for over 200 foreign workers.
Pradyumna Kumar Samal, 49, was taken into custody as he arrived from an international flight at Seattle airport.
Jpmorgan Chase & Co. has filed 5292 labor condition applications for H1B visa and 1142 labor certifications for green card from fiscal year 2015 to 2017. Jpmorgan Chase was ranked 21 among all visa sponsors. Please note that 170 LCA for H1B Visa and 89 LC for green card have been denied or withdrawn during the same period with his organization.
The criminal complaint describing the visa-fraud scheme was filed under seal in April 2018, soon after Samal fled the United States while the investigation was ongoing. He remained out of the country until this week when he was arrested by law enforcement.